Other Shoe Drops In Australian Row

By

Enda Curran and

James Glynn

January 28, 2012

SYDNEY—A media adviser to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard resigned Friday amid a controversy surrounding leaked information that led to a chaotic confrontation with Aboriginal activists and the premier's emergency rescue by police.

But while Ms. Gillard lost an aide, she recovered a shoe that had slipped off during the rescue—a dark blue wedge that became a rallying point for the protesters seeking to reawaken the issue of...